Stewart Montgomery Chisum

Stewart Montgomery Chisum, 72, of Beaumont, Texas, died Friday, December 27, 2019, at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, Beaumont. He was born on April 4, 1947, in Winnsboro, Louisiana, to Marjorie Montgomery and Aubrey Ballard (Buddy) Chisum, Sr. Stewart was a United States Army veteran serving as an officer in late 1960�s. He graduated from Sicily Island High School and Louisiana State University. A 43-year resident of Beaumont, he was the owner of R. O. Williams Insurance & Company. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Bessie Leona Fisher Chisum, of Beaumont; sister, Blair Chisum Erwin and her husband, Steve, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; nephew, John Ballard Chisum and his wife, Kellie; great-nephew, John Aubrey Chisum; and great-niece, Chloe Chisum, all of Sicily Island, Louisiana; and cousin, Martha Chisum Stringfield, of Baton Rouge. Stewart is preceded in death by his parents; older brother Aubrey Ballard Chisum, Jr. and his wife Susan Bain Chisum; his paternal grandparents Nellie and Edward Walling Chisum; his maternal grandparents Annie Blair and Charles Stewart Montgomery; his great-grandparents Catherine (Kate) Smith and Thomas (Tom) Jefferson Chisum, all of Sicily Island, TJ Chisum settled in Sicily Island coming from Thornton, Texas (Limestone County) in 1869. Professionally, Stewart was associated in the insurance industry as a Manager for T. E. Moor and Company until he joined R. O. Williams as an agent in the late 1980�s in Beaumont. Stewart subsequently purchased the agency until his retirement and sale of the agency in 2015. Personally, Stewart enjoyed a variety of hobbies, including sailing on his catamaran; maintaining his 1968 Corvette hard-top, peacock blue convertible; snow skiing in Colorado; water skiing on Bayou Louie in Louisiana; hunting; tending his rose garden in his home yard in Beaumont; spoiling his Duchess Calico kitty who is very well fed and manicured; and, tall ships sailing off the Maine Coast. Last but not least, Geaux Bengal Tigahs, as a lifelong LSU football fan. Stewart was an active community volunteer and servant leader. For many years, he served as a Deacon and Elder at St. Andrew�s Presbyterian Church. As a couple, Stewart and Bessie were team sponsors of the St. Andy�s Senior High Youth Group and, later, Sunday School team teachers to the Senior High School students. As an advocate for economic development and sustainability for Southeast Texas, he was active member of the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce. He is an alumnus of Leadership Beaumont and Leadership Southeast Texas. A former member of the Rotary Club of Beaumont, Stewart is a Paul Harris Fellow. A 50-year Mason, he has maintained his membership in the Keystone Lodge in Sicily Island. Stewart is a member of the Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) Fraternity. A funeral service for Mr. Chisum will be at 10:00 a.m., with a time for fellowship and refreshments to follow provided by St. Andrew�s Presbyterian Church. The service will be held Thursday, January 2, 2020, at Broussard�s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. There will be an additional gathering beginning at 10:00 a.m., with his funeral service to follow at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 3, 2020, at First United Methodist Church, 506 Newman Street, Sicily Island, Louisiana. His interment will follow at Highland Park Cemetery, Sicily Island, Louisiana, under the direction of Young�s Funeral Home, 609 EE Wallace Blvd., Ferriday, Louisiana. The service will be conducted by Rev. Bill Willis, Sr., Chaplain, Colonel (Retired), USAF. The Masonic Ritual will immediately follow the service at the church by members of the Keystone Lodge. Pallbearers include Joe Bondurant, Russell Purvis, James White, John Bowman, Larry Pat Chisum, and Harry Goldman III. Donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 506 Newman Street, Sicily Island, Louisiana 71368 or St. Andrew�s Presbyterian Church, 1350 North 23rd Street, Beaumont, Texas 77706 or a charity of your choice.

Stewart Montgomery Chisum

April 4, 1947 - December 27, 2019